Improvement in show-cases



S. STEIN.

SHOW-CASE No. 190,638. Patented May 8,1877.

PAENT or SAMUEL STEIN, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHOW-CASES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. [98,638, dated May 8,1877; application filed January 29, 1977. v

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL STEIN, of the cityof Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Show-(Jase Corners; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation of the same, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a topview of a show-case corner, showing my improvement. Fig. 2 is a bottomview of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the metallic cornerremoved from the moldings. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of theclamping-washer and the end of one of the vertical posts of theshow-case.

My improvement relates to metallic attachments for show-case corners, soarranged as to allow the wooden moldings to be removed or disconnectedat pleasure, thereby greatly facilitating transportation and storage, bypacking in compact form.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of partshereinafter more fully described and definitely claimed. 7

A A represent the two base moldin gs, which meet at one corner at thebottom of a showcase frame. B is one of the vertical posts which connectthe base with the top of the show-case. O is the metallic corner-piecewhich unites the said parts. It may be made of cast metal, or swaged orstamped from sheet metal. The right-angled ends a a are headed orotherwise shaped to receive the ends of the wooden moldings, and producean accurate fitting of the same, so that the corner-piece will notproject in an unsightly manner, and at the bottom it has two plainright-angled flanges, b b, which overlap and rest beneath the bottom ofthe moldings, thereby prevent ing the latter from dropping out. In thecen ter of the angle, at the top, is an open socket, c, to receive theend of the post B, the opening being on the inside, and said sockethaving a bottom, 11, covering part of the space, said bottom serving asa stop to the end of the post, to prevent it from going down too far.The corner-piece is also provided, centrally of its depth, with a lug orhearing, f,

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projecting inward from the angle, and provided with a screw-stem, g, forthe attachment of the washer and nut, as will presently be de- Where thecorner-piece is made of cast metal, the screw-stem is preferably placedin the mold separately, and the covering cast around it.

D is the washer, which is usually made of cast-iron, having a hole, It,into which the screw-stem g enters, and is held by a nut, t. The washeris of the form shown in Fig. 4. It is cast with two angular sides, 70 k,which fit the corresponding sides of the moldings A A, and these angularsides have each a sharppointed lug, l, which, when the washer .ispressed up by the nut, strikes into the wood of said molding, andprevents any end movement outward of the same. The angular sides of thewasher also serve as clamps to press the moldings tightly in theirseats. At the bottom of the washer is a horizontal flange, m, standinginward toward the moldings, and resting under the ledgen of themoldings, whereby the latter are kept in true horizontal position. Atthe top of the washer is a vertical arm, 19, cast solid with the washer,and projecting up into the corner socket c, and serving, when the washeris pressed up by the nut, to clamp the post B tirmly in the said socket.For this purpose the lower end of the post is cut out to form a cavity,1, to admit the arm. The arm is also provided with a pointed lug, l,which strikes into the wood of the post, and prevents the latter fromdrawing out.

The construction above described, while it enables the show-case to betaken apart by simply loosening the washers D D, does not interfere inthe least with the applying of the bottom and glass panels of theshow-case. The bottom is laid upon the ledges s s of the moldings, andthe glass panels are applied in their usual grooves, and secured bystrips and brads, as usual; or putty may be employed. The two moldingsand the post at each corner are secured fast in place by the clampingaction of a single clamp. When the bottom and glass panels are in place,as above described, no part of the washer or its attachments arevisible, but the whole presents the usual appearance of a show-case.When set up, if desired to give additional strength,

as the necessities of the case require.

I am aware that metallic corner-pieces having sockets to receive theends of the basemoldings and the vertical post are known. Such I do notbroadly claim.

What I claim herein as new is- 1. In a show-case, the combination, withthe corner-piece 0, provided with the screwstem g, of the washer D,resting on said screwstem and fitting said moldings, and pressed up toclamp the moldings by a nut, or equivalent, in the manner and for thepurpose specified.

2. In a show-case, the washer D, constructed with angular sides 70 k, tofit the moldings, and the arm 10, to fit the post, the angular sides andarm having the sharp-pointed lugs l l t, to enter the wood, in themanner and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL STEIN.

Witnesses:

R. F. OSG-OOD, F. A. Hrcrcnooox.

